The leadership of Opu-Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has again raised the alarm over an attack on the kingdom by hoodlums in police uniform.

The Chairman, Opu-Nembe Council of Chiefs, Chief (Barrister) Ezekiel Samuel Teigbenyo-Ikoli and Secretary, Chief Johnbull Efere, in a statement on Saturday night alleged that despite repeated pleas by the leadership of the community for peaceful coexistence, a former minister from the area and his cohort in connivance with others had attacked Opu-Nembe again for the fourth time with men in police uniform.

They said women were raped and so the youths, women and the chiefs of the community resisted the attack but some persons sustained different degrees of injuries while they ran for safety.

They called on the Federal Government, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun and the various security agencies to investigate and arrest those behind the incessant attacks on the kingdom.

They emphasised that the community was peaceful until the deployment of the unknown policemen, adding that the safety and well-being of the Opu-Nembe community should be of paramount importance and swift government intervention is crucial to ensure their protection.

The duo equally advised the law abiding people of Opu-Nembe kingdom and its environs to be law-abiding and vigilant despite the unprovoked attacks as the leadership of the community was working round the clock for the safety of the community. (The Nation)